Union Motions against fracking

In the wake of North Yorkshire County Council’s decision to allow fracking at Kirby Misperton, people within the union movement are supporting the people of Ryedale in their efforts to stop fracking. A number of Trade Unions such as UNITE, The Transport and Salaried Staff Association (TSSA) and the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) have already passed anti-fracking motions, and many other unions are taking steps to join them.

The following two motions have been drawn up to enable union members to raise this issue within their local branches and regions. If you are a union member or representative, please consider raising one of the following motions with your branch or region. To do so you need to be a paid-up member of the union, of course. If your union membership has lapsed, then please remember to renew your membership before putting forward the motion. If you are not sure how to do this, your union rep will be able to advise on procedure.

PEOPLE’S DECLARATION MOTION

The first motion relates to the People’s Declaration, and is appropriate for any union. This motion calls for the union to:

oppose fracking in North Yorkshire and across the UK as unwanted, unnecessary and unsafe.

This motion is aimed specifically for school workers’ unions (the ASCL, ATL, GMB, NAHT, NASUWT, NUT, UNISON) and focuses on opposing the INEOS Go Run for Fun events, which the company are promoting across the UK and Europe. The motion calls for the union to:

oppose fracking as unpopular, unnecessary and unsafe, particularly given the documented health risk for children.

oppose the INEOS Go Run for Fun events as part of a charm offensive to win over communities and detoxify fracking.